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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Feta Watermelon Skewers

Feta Watermelon Skewers

This is so simple it's not even a recipe. It is however a brilliant idea. Just dice watermelon and the best quality feta cheese you can find. Stick them together on cocktail skewers and place in the fridge until you're ready to eat. Ta-da! It's really a great flavor combination. Add some other things too if you feel like it - mint or basil leaves would work, as well as Kalamata olives.

18 comments:

I am from Greece and i have to say that this combinaton is very popular in Greece and it is my favourite dish for dinner during summer.You can also try to serve an alternative greek salad:cut melon and watermellon in small pieces, add olives ,some grapes, feta cheese and crumbled rye rusk (dakos)on top.

i remember when i was a kid and a greek friend of mine suggested this combination to me. i was absolutely horrified and then i tasted it and i was absolutely hooked. i love serving it as canapes the way you have. it always looks so impressive.

Just the other day at dinner at a friend's house I had my first encounter with watermelon cubes topped with basil, fresh mozzarella and balsamic vinegar. It was 85 degrees F out and muggy. They were fabulously refreshing.

I tried these for a party this weekend. Everyone enjoyed it a lot, but I bought too much. I found a watermelon salad on the food network website. It calls for watermelon cubes, feta cheese, onion, red wine vinegar, fresh mint, olive oil and a little bit of salt & pepper. It sounds awful but it was really good to use up the leftovers.